78B-5-818 - Comparative negligence.
78B-5-818. Comparative negligence.
(1) The fault of a person seeking recovery may not alone bar recovery by that person.
(2) A person seeking recovery may recover from any defendant or group of defendantswhose fault, combined with the fault of persons immune from suit and nonparties to whom faultis allocated, exceeds the fault of the person seeking recovery prior to any reallocation of faultmade under Subsection 78B-5-819(2).
(3) No defendant is liable to any person seeking recovery for any amount in excess of theproportion of fault attributed to that defendant under Section 78B-5-819.
(4) (a) The fact finder may, and when requested by a party shall, allocate the percentageor proportion of fault attributable to each person seeking recovery, to each defendant, to anyperson immune from suit, and to any other person identified under Subsection 78B-5-821(4) forwhom there is a factual and legal basis to allocate fault. In the case of a motor vehicle accidentinvolving an unidentified motor vehicle, the existence of the vehicle shall be proven by clear andconvincing evidence which may consist solely of one person's testimony.
(b) Any fault allocated to a person immune from suit is considered only to accuratelydetermine the fault of the person seeking recovery and a defendant and may not subject theperson immune from suit to any liability, based on the allocation of fault, in this or any otheraction.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session